HP 11900 Switch Series - HP 11900-CMW710-R2105 Release Notes

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Version information ······················································································································································ 1
Version number ································································································································································· 1
Version history ··································································································································································· 1
Hardware and software compatibility matrix ················································································································ 1
ISSU Version Compatibility Matrix ·································································································································· 3
Upgrading restrictions and guidelines ···························································································································· 3
Hardware feature updates ·········································································································································· 3
11900-CMW710-R2105 ················································································································································ 3
Software feature and command updates ··················································································································· 4
MIB updates ·································································································································································· 4
Operation changes ······················································································································································ 4
Operation changes in 11900-CMW710-R2105 ·········································································································· 4
Restrictions and cautions ············································································································································· 4
Open problems and workarounds ······························································································································ 4
List of resolved problems ············································································································································· 5
Resolved problems in R2105 ··········································································································································· 5
Related documentation ················································································································································ 5
Documentation set ····························································································································································· 5
Obtaining documentation ················································································································································ 5
Contacting HP ······························································································································································ 6
Subscription service ·························································································································································· 6
Appendix A Feature list ··············································································································································· 7
Hardware features ···························································································································································· 7
Software features ······························································································································································ 7
Appendix B Upgrading software ································································································································ 1
Software types ··································································································································································· 1
Software file naming conventions ··································································································································· 1
Upgrade methods ····························································································································································· 1
Upgrading from the CLI without using ISSU ··················································································································· 2
Upgrading a standalone switch ······························································································································ 2
Upgrading an IRF fabric ·········································································································································· 8
Upgrading Comware software from the BootWare menu ························································································ 17
Using TFTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ······································································· 17
Using FTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ········································································· 19
Using Xmodem to upgrade through the console port ························································································ 21
Upgrading BootWare from the BootWare menu ······································································································· 25
Using TFTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ······································································· 25
Using FTP to upgrade through the management Ethernet port ········································································· 27
Using Xmodem to upgrade through the console port ························································································ 29
Appendix C Using BootWare menus ······················································································································· 34
Accessing the BootWare menu ···································································································································· 34
Using the BASIC-BOOTWARE menu ··························································································································· 35
Accessing the BASIC ASSISTANT menu ······················································································································ 38